Amani

Amani is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband Majed appears in her Kiva profile photo.
Amani is a 28-year-old married young woman and a mother to one son. Amani is a housewife and her husband Majed is a worker who earns small salary, which is barely enough to cover their needs.
Amani lives with her family in a small old house that needs some necessary repairs such as painting and changing new windows. Amani has took a 1,000 USD loan from FATEN to help her cover the cost of painting the house and installing new windows. Taking this loan will offer to Amani and her family suitable home condition so they can enjoy living in their small house.

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About FATEN

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About Housing Loans

Many poor families cannot afford housing that meets their needs. When you make a housing loan on Kiva, you give people access to flexible capital to obtain or improve their homes. Better housing means better health, sanitation, and even educational outcomes for children. A house can also be much more for entrepreneurs who run businesses out of their homes. In this way, housing and small business loans on Kiva share a common purpose: to alleviate poverty and enable families to enjoy more stable lives.